Abstract

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The African continent is the only region in the
world that has not been able to feed itself since
the mid-1970s and is unlikely to do so in the
future unless radical policy changes are made
to current practice. Food shortages occurring
in north, west, central and southern Africa
have received relief from food aid, sourced by
UN agencies, generally1 from the developed
North. Yet, this alternative is not a suitable
panacea for addressing the fundamental problem
of food insecurity in future. The solution
to Africa's food scarcity and food security lies
elsewhere rather than from the food ..